Causative Verbs (have someone do something)

The barber cut my hair yesterday.

• I have the barber cut my hair.

• The barber cut my hair.

• I had cut the barber my hair.

• I had the barber cut my hair.

We paid a mechanic to fix our car. (have)

• We had paid the mechanic to fix our car.

• We had our car fixed.

• We had the mechanic fixed our car.

• We had a mechanic fix our car.

I convinced my friend to do my homework.

• I had my friend to do my my homework.

• I got my friend to do my homework.

• I got my friend do my homework.

• I had my friend do my homework.

The teacher convinced the students to participate.

• The teacher got the students participate.

• The teacher got the students to participate.

• The students got the teacher to participate

• The teacher got participate the students.

We called a plumber to fix the sink.

• We fixed the sink.

• The plumber fixed the sink.

• We had the plumber to fix the sink.

• We had the plumber fix the sink.

Joseph will pay a lawyer to translate the documents.

• The lawyer had the documents translated by Joseph.

• Joseph will had the lawyer translated the documents.

• Joseph will have the lawyer translate the documents.

• The lawyer will have Joseph translate the documents.

Lisa persuaded me to sing in front of everybody.

• I got Lisa to sing in front of everybody.

• Lisa got me to sing in front of everybody.

• Lisa got me sing in front of everybody.

• Lisa got sing in front of everybody.

The company paid a chef to cook for the event.

• The company had the chef to cook for the event.

• The chef had the company cook for the event.

• The company had the event cook for the chef.

• The company had the chef cook for the event.

Select the correct structure to use causative verbs

• Subject+ verb in base form+ CAUSATIVE VERB+ person+ complement.

• Person+ CAUSATIVE VERB+ verb in base form+ subject+ complement.

• Subject+ CAUSATIVE VERB+ person+ verb in base form + complement.

• CAUSATIVE VERB+ subject+ verb in base form+ person+ complement.

The dentist checked my teeth.

• The dentist had me check my teeth.

• I had my teeth check.

• I had my teeth check the dentist.

• I had the dentist check my teeth.